A win for Bolton away at Stoke on the last day of the Premier League season back in May would have seen QPR consigned to Championship football following just one season in the top division. As it happens, the R’s managed to survive on the final day by one point despite their 3-2 defeat at Manchester City after Wanderers were held to a 2-2 draw, and instead, Rangers welcome Swansea City to Loftus Road this weekend.

Mark Hughes’ side head into the game as favourites, having been priced at evens for the victory, with the draw at 12/5, while a win for Michael Laudrup in his first game at the Swans’ helm can be backed at 13/5.

It’s been a busy summer for the Hoops, who have seen a number of new faces join the squad, the most high-profile being the arrival of Park Ji-Sung from Manchester United, along with the highly-rated Junior Hoilett from Blackburn.

Hughes has also added players with Premier League experience – something which was lacking at the club last season – in the shape of Rob Green, Andy Johnson, Ryan Nelsen and Fabio da Silva.

Rangers have fared rather well against their visitors in recent meetings, with the West London club unbeaten against the Swans in five matches, winning their last two home league fixtures against the Welsh side 4-0 and most recently 3-0 in April.

Swansea themselves have gone through a transition this summer following the departure of popular boss Brendan Rodgers to Liverpool, along with key midfield player Joe Allen, who moved to Anfield in a deal thought to be worth £15 million.

José Manuel ‘Chico’ Flores has joined from Genoa, with Villarreal’s Jonathan de Guzman signing on loan and Michu arriving from Rayo Vallecano on the back of an impressive season in La Liga that saw him notch 15 goals.

Having been lauded for their passing brand of football last season, which saw them finish comfortably in mid-table, it will be interesting to see if Laudrup continues this philosophy of keep-ball that has served the club so well since former boss Roberto Martinez took charge five years ago.

Rangers have fared rather well against their visitors in recent meetings, with the West London club unbeaten against the Swans in five matches, winning their last two home league fixtures against the Welsh side 4-0 and most recently 3-0 in April.

One of the major factors in the Hoops’ survival last term was their home form towards the end of the campaign, which saw them pick up maximum points from their last five games at Loftus Road, recording clean sheets in their final three.

With this in mind, backing the R’s to win to nil at 11/5 looks a very attractive price against a side that have scored only once in their previous four visits and managed just four victories on the road last season.

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Following his arrival at the club from Lazio in the January transfer window, striker Djibril Cisse certainly had an eventful first five months at QPR, receiving two straight red cards and scoring in six of his eight appearances.

The French striker has continued his good form in pre-season, scoring a brace in the club’s final friendly against Augsburg last weekend, and is certainly worth considering at 5/1 to open the scoring, or 7/5 to score at any time.

With stability now seemingly in place at QPR, and Mark Hughes having had time to stamp his authority on the squad, expect the R’s to continue where they left off at home last season and comfortably see off their first visitors of the new campaign.

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